California legislators approved the idea of naming the stretch of freeway in Los Angeles in honor of the former President Barack Obama, as reported by the New York Post.
After Tuesday’s Legislative Assembly signed a resolution, part of the 134 freeway, which runs through the area Eagle Rock in Los Angeles and cities of Glendale and Pasadena, will now be known as the highway to them. President Barack H. Obama. This event does not require the approval and signature of the Governor.
The state Senator from Democrats Anthony Portantino, the author of this resolution, said that Obama traveled on this highway, Occidental College, when he studied there. Obama visited the College for two years before he transferred to Columbia University in new York.
In his interview, the Senator said that the renaming makes sense, because «President Obama has a strong connection to southern California and, in particular, with this section of the motorway».
In order to place road signs with the name Obama, supporters of renaming going to attract private funds. Probably, the new legend will be from 3000 to 7000 dollars.
